A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 226 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam (140 miles). Event id: us1000h7jj. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us1000h7jj. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 30/09/18 / 2018-09-30 03:32:32 / September 30, 2018 @ 3:32 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 142.7549 East, latitude 12.447 North, depth = 10 km. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 13:32:32 / 1:32 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 226 km WSW of Merizo Village, Guam. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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